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Facts and Events
James Hughart was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 368.-(undated, bet. 16 August-12 October 1784) - Thomas Hughart and James Hughart and Margaret to Nathan Crawford, tract patented to James Hughart, Sr., 10th April, 1751, and devised to Thomas and James, his youngest son; corner John Cartmill. Teste: Andrew Sitlington, John Dean, Hugh Brown.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Page 30.--11th February, 1767. James Huggart's will--Wife, Agness, negros; son, James, sole executor, 400 acres in Cowpasture; rest of the children; to sons, William and Thomas, and daughters, Jenny and Nancy, each 10 shillings. Teste: Chas. Knight, James McClearey. Proved, 19th Henry Gay.
- Vol. 1 - DECEMBER 19, 1786. - (187) Claim of Joseph Thompson for one gun, appraised at £800, reduced by scale to £3, 4/ specie--allowed. Claim of Robert Stuart for 1 beef. Claim of John Sutlington for 3 bushels wheat. Claim of John McClung for 422 lbs. beef. Claim of James Hughart for 787 lbs. beef. John Dickinson for beef. Ralph Lafferty for beef. Wm. Rhea for beef. James Young for 3 days driving cattle. Alexr. Kirk for 2 days driving cattle. Isham Berry for one certificate for militia service under Capt. Wm. Grissem of Albemarle for £4, 13, 4, dated 9 July, 1783. Isham Berry for one certificate for militia service under Capt. Henry Burke, dated June 4, 1783.
Will Abstract
- Will of James Hugart of the County of Greenbrier...
- Item, I give and bequeath to my three sons, viz: Andrew, George and Joseph the Plantation whereon I live to be divided amongst the shart and share alike both with respect to quality and quantity, excepting that I bequeath unto my beloved Wife Agnes the use and occupation of the Clear Land thereon thereout to provide or maintenance for the younger children, together with all the Implements of husbandry and have hold furniture.
- Item, I bequeath unto my said Wife my Stocks of sheep and hoggs except on ewe which I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Agnes over and above any share herein after bequeathed her.
- Item. I will and desire that my stocks of horses and cattle be appraised and after the value thereof be known, that my Executors herein after named divide the same according to their discretion amongst my four sons, John, Andrew, George and Joseph and my three daughters, Agnes, Elizabeth and Rebecca in such manner as to my said Executors shall seem right and just...
- Item. I give and bequeath unto my two daughters, Jane and Mary the sum of one dollar each to be paid to them in property within a year after my decease.
- Item. I give and beaqueath to unto my Wife Agnes a share of my stocks of cattle and horses as will be equal to one eight part of the value of said stocks beside what I have already bequeathed to her.
- Lastly, I hereby constitute my two sons William and James, my sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and disanuling my Will or Wills heretofore by me made.
- In witness whe[re]of I have unto set my hand and seal this 31st December 1789.
- [Signed] James Hugart [Seal]
- Signed Sealed and declared to be his last Will and Testament in presence of:
- W.H. Cavendish, William Hugart, James Hugart.
- At a Court held for Greenbrier county the 25th day of January 1791.
- This last Will and Testament of Jas. Hugart dec'd was presented in Court on the Motion of Wm. & Jas. Hugart the Executor therein named, who made oath according to law Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probit [sic, s/b "probate] thereoof in due form, whe[re]upon they have given security an[d] acknowledged their Bond with Condition according to Law.
- In the name of God Amen this 8th [?] Day of ___
- Teste: John Stuart Clk.
Notes
- From Ancestry Message Board:
- JAMES HUGHART was possibly born in 1742. He married AGNES ___?___.
- The 1790 census records the family living in Greenbrier County, Virginia. This census was compiled from Heads of Families taken from county tax lists between 1783 and 1786, and the only information listed in this census was the name of the head of the family, which was James Huggart. Other Huggart family heads living in Greenbrier were: Ja, Jo and Wm.
- A review of the Virginia Land Grants issued in Greenbrier County, Virginia revealed the following:
- Land Grant Book Page #Name of GranteeAcresLocal DescriptionYearBookPage
- 133 Hughart, James 400 Hughart ___Cr. 1787 147
- 133 Hughart, William 344Sinking Cr. 1787 1478
- On 31 December 1789 he prepared his will while weak and sick of body, in Greenbrier County, Virginia. In his will, he spelled his last name Hugart. James died in either January or February 1791. After he died a list of his possessions was compiled, on 17 February 1791. James and Agnes's children were:
- 1. John
- 2. Andrew m. Catherine Black between 5 February 1794 and 1799
- 3. GEORGE W. * m. RACHEL ___?___ d. 1846
- 4. Joseph m. Polly Black on 3 November 1808
- 5. Elizabeth m. George Gray on 19 July 1804
- 6. Rebecca
- 7. Jane m. David Murphy on 7 September 1806
- 8. Mary m. John McFerran on 1 March 1786
- 9. William m. Susanna Spencer on 12 August 1788 d. 1826
- 10. James m. (1) Nancy Thompson on 25 December 1792, m. (2) Martha McCluro Jameson in 1812, d. 1848
- 11. Agnes
- [Citation: http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=66&p=surnames.hughart].
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